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The Grass Metaphor: Habits Create Your Outcome

  • Andrea L. Johnson
  • Jul 8, 2017
  • 2 min read

See the grass for the shade that it already is...



Being preoccupied with the thought: " that the grass is always greener on the other side",keeps a person from seeing their own grass for the shade that it already is. And like anything else in life relation-ships require truth (certainty), and certainty requires work (effort). And to quote the author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad and businessman Robert Kiyosaki ," the future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow." Revealingly and metaphorically speaking just as grass needs healthy soil, water and sunlight in order to grow and survive, relation-ships have essential requirements (needs) as well.


Have you consider the condition that your relationship is in? What have you been going without? What shade is your condition? Because we all know that if grass goes without water, then the grass will eventually turn yellow or brown . Thus the brownish color comes from the heat of the sun which dries the grass because of lack of water. Having considering this what shade is your relationship in? Are you getting the proper nutrients or nurturance (emotional and physical nourishment) as needed within your relation-ships, and are you providing the same benefits. Like the grass that has turned brown, are you in a relationship where the only person you feel that you can rely on is yourself? Are you carrying the burden of meeting your relationship needs, as well as your own personal needs at the same time ? If so, then like the burned grass , something will give out or alter. This why it is important to see the grass for the shade that it already is, because patterns are not only signs but it gives us meaning and direction.


We all know that everything in life has an order and a meaning. The sun has its purpose and that is to be and to provide a source of energy , light, and time; and the rain nurtures and grows crops to provide for our living. And Just as nature has a purpose so do we, and so do our relationships with others. When we are aligned (in a relationship/friendship) with another, then the foundation often relies on effort, balance , and work. If anything is lacking, then there will be struggle. And if there are reoccurring patterns of imbalance, then healthy resources within the relationship will alter . Therefore I leave you with this: ultimately, your habits will create your outcome.


For Better or For Worse. The question is :What do you accept from yourself, and from others?


Work2Rise: -When you don't see the grass for the shade that it is , you deceive yourself.

-One can only work with the results they are getting for so long ,before deciding to alter.

Words4-ur.Wisdom- Present: In uncertain times problems can help us to be certain about the things we do not want.

Future: The uncertainty from our past allows us to be presently certain (sure) of a future that we do not want.

--ALJ

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